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Daikoku, (sculpture). Artist:  Nakatani Stone Company, fabricator. Title:  Daikoku, (sculpture). Dates:  1983. Dedicated 1984. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Aji (?) granite. Dimensions:  Approx. 36 x 16 x 18 in. Inscription:  unsigned Description:  Daikoku is one of the seven gods of luck, and is represented as an old man standing with his proper right foot on two bales of rice, holding a large cloth bag over his proper left shoulder and carrying a magic mallet in his proper right hand. He has a goatee and wears a flat "Daikoku cap." His stomach protrudes over his tied, knee-length robe. In mythology the rice bales stand for food and the bag on his shoulder holds all kinds of wealth, and the magic mallet will bring out anything one may desire. The sculpture is set on a small, square foundation in a garden-like setting overlooking a small pool. Subject:  Mythology -- Asian -- Daikoku Allegory -- Quality -- Fortune Allegory -- Quality -- Wealth Object -- Art Tool -- Mallet Dress -- Ethnic -- Asian Dress Dress -- Accessory -- Hat Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Georgia -- Elberton Sculpture Owner:  Elbert County Library, 345 Heart Street, Elberton, Georgia 30635 Provenance:  Formerly in the collection of Fendley, Joe, Sr., 265 Church Street, Elberton, Georgia 30635 Remarks:  One of two mythological sculptures done by the fabricator, donated by Joe Findley, Sr., and sited in the garden. See also Ebisu (IAS record GA000273). Nearby plaque reads: This Garden is dedicated to a/warm and everlasting friend/ship between the people of/Elberton and the people of our/sister city Mure-Cho, Japan./Built by/John Harris Bailey/Ed Mims/Gift OF Mrs. Kalsuko Nakatani/Nakatani Stone Co., Ltd./Mure-Cho, Japan,/1984/Aji Granite. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Georgia, Atlanta survey, 1993. Illustration:  Image on file. Note:  The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide. Repository:  Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 Control Number:  IAS GA000272   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture GA000272 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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